This is my first posting to the forum, and I could think of no better subject than my local tough guy hummer. This is one of the Anna's hummingbirds that overwinter in the Seattle area, and this image was captured during last years deep freeze when we were in the low teens F. I was lucky enough to have him perch for a minute before I froze
You've captured a beautiful hummingbird in a very nice pose, with a beautiful clean background. The perch is cute too. It is a lovely image, but I think a little more depth of field would have been desirable here. It is difficult to get the gorget iridescence with just one on camera flash unless the angle is just right, but you managed to get some along the side in this image. You might try a little more sharpening, and a shadow highlight adjustment to bring out a bit more detail in the gorget and the top of the head.
Amazing that these fragile looking, tiny birds survive in such low temperatures isn't it!
Linda's suggestions were right on and Fabs' repost was excellent, esp. adding canvas on the bottom and lengthening the perch. I though I was gonna hate the perch when I saw the thumbnail, liked it in your version, and love it (longer) in the re-post.
Later and love, artie
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Many thanks Fabs for the repost, it makes the image *much* better. I completely agree with everyones comments and suggestions, and look forward to learning from you all!